Ceratomia

Ceratomia
Ceratomia undulosa
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera) Family : Swarmers (Sphingidae) Subfamily : Sphinginae Genre : Ceratomia
Scientific name
Ceratomia
Harris , 1839

Ceratomia amyntor caterpillar

Ceratomia is a genus within the butterfly family of the swarmers (Sphingidae).

features

The group is very heterogeneous in its characteristics. The moths of all kinds contribute to the forewings very confusing pattern and have similarities in the characteristics of the genitals . However, the caterpillars differ greatly, which is why the genus would probably be divided into several separate genera.

Occurrence

All species of the genus occur in North America .

Systematics

Nine species of the genus are known worldwide:

• Ceratomia amyntor (Geyer, [1835])
• Ceratomia catalpae (Boisduval, [1875])
• Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
• Ceratomia hoffmanni Mooser, 1942
• Ceratomia igualana (Schaus, 1932)
• Ceratomia mooseri Haxaire & Melichar, 2012
• Ceratomia paltingi Haxaire & Melichar, 2012
• Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971
• Ceratomia undulosa (Walker, 1856)

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  Ceratomia amyntor

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  Ceratomia hageni

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  Ceratomia igualana

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  Ceratomia undulosa

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  Ceratomia sonorensis

supporting documents

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .
2. ↑ Ceratomia Harris, 1839. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, accessed July 1, 2015 . 

literature

• James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7 .

Web links

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